The father of the West Virginia guard member who died following Wednesday’s Washington, DC, shooting responded with two heartbreaking sentences on Thanksgiving.

Gary Beckstrom, the father of 20-year-old West Virginia National Guard member Sarah Beckstrom, wrote on Facebook Thursday: “My baby girl has passed to glory. If I don’t talk to you don’t be offend [sic] this has been a horrible tragedy.”

The young woman soldier had been in critical condition with gunshot wounds since the attack as doctors tried to save her life.

Still hospitalized and in critical condition is 24-year-old Andrew Wolfe, who with Beckstrom was was shot multiple times while on duty near the Farragut West Metro station.

Authorities have identified their alleged attacker as 29-year-old Rahmanullah Lakamal, an Afgh

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